Gary wrote in rec.food.cooking:

> Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> >
> > On Friday, August 11, 2017 at 9:51:45 AM UTC-4, Dave Smith wrote:
> > > On 2017-08-11 9:18 AM, Gary wrote:
> > > > LOL@ Have you ever just tried a plain hamburger from McD?
> > > > I like the fellows even if it is mystery meat.
> > > >
> > > > I often eat better ones from pubs and restaurants, and even
> > > > cooked at home. But the McD burgers have that unique
> > > > taste that keeps me going back for more occasionally.
> > >
> > >
> > > Really? I had a few McD's burgers years ago. That was more than
> > > enough for me. I didn't care for them at all.
> >
> > It must be one of those personal taste things. To me, McDonald's
> > burgers taste steamed and flavorless, yet Gary says the same thing
> > about pot roast. (Not steamed, necessarily, but flavorless, IIRC)
>
> After seeing pics and hearing about pot roast here, I've realized
> that the ones that I've tried in the past and didn't
> like....waste of beef... neither my mom or ex-wife thickened the
> liquid at the end into a gravy. I was always served watery pot
> roast with plain no seasoned carrots and potatoes. It was boring
> to me.
>
> I'm thinking that thickening the liquid at the end is probably
> what I missed.

THat could be. Lack of seasoning definately would be a problem.

In my home, Don makes the best pot roast in the oven and mine is second
best in a crockpot. Both good and oddly we argue as I like his best and
he likes mine best. They are very different in the spicing and what's
odd is his is best with a cheat of using canned potatoes (somehow,
mysteriously it clicks then). Because of the canned potatoes, his
doesnt freeze well if he does that version.

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